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Gulfstream G650ER Shatters Speed Record
Ultralong-range bizjet flies from New Jersey to Dubai in just over 11 hours. On its way to the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) show in Dubai, which is taking place at the Dubai World Central from December 10 to 12, the Gulfstream G650ER took the opportunity to attempt a speed record
Read MoreGA Telesis SignsNew iGEAR Agreement with Major European Airline
GA Telesis announced that a European airline has entered into an exclusive multi-year agreement to receive rotable component flight-hour support through GAT’s Intelligent Global Engine and Airframe Replenishment (iGEAR) program for its fleet of widebody aircraft. Launched in 2016 and managed by GAT’s Component Solutions Group, iGEAR programs provide airlines and operators with access to
Read MoreAustralian Charter Pilot Overflies Destination After Falling Asleep
Piper PA-31 later landed safely. An investigation is underway into why an Australian charter pilot flying a Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain for Vortex Air, fell asleep inflight during the early morning hours of November 8. The aircraft overflew its original destination, King Island perched in Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania by 29 miles.
Read MoreDoc the Superfortress Comes Home
B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center is getting ready for opening. One year after the construction began on the B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center at the Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas, the stunning Superfortress named Doc has moved in to its new home. The bricks and granite tiles that have been purchased by
Read MoreMalaysia links airspace issues to Firefly’s Seletar hold-up
Malaysia’s civil aviation regulator appears to be unwilling to approve plans for Firefly to operate from Seletar airport in Singapore due to issues over airspace between the two countries. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) states in a 23 November statement that “for purposes of Firefly’s safe operations into Seletar airport, there are indeed
Read MoreGerman Dimor Acquires Waco Aircraft
Manufacturing will continue in Battle Creek, Michigan. Yet another legacy airplane manufacturer has been sold — Waco Aircraft Corporation. This time, it wasn’t a Chinese company that swooped up the assets of the company, which was established in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1983 to revive the classic 1930s open cockpit biplane design. Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based
Read MoreBombardier Gets FAA Certification for Global 7500
The Canadian company’s ultra-long range flagship delivers more than it originally promised. The FAA has signed off on Bombardier’s ultra-long range, 19 passenger Global 7500 business jet. The Montreal-based company got the green light from the Canadian authorities at the end of September. The Global 7500 has a range that surpasses its name. Bombardier claims
Read MoreChina Shows Off UAV Capabilities at Zhuhai
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue to capture the attention of both local and foreign visitors to the Zhuhai Airshow 2018, as both state-owned and private companies offer new unmanned solutions at a pace not seen in the West. Of particular interest is the CaiHong (Rainbow)-7, developed by the 11th Research Institute of China Aerospace Science
Read MoreBombardier Gets FAA Certification for Global 7500
The Canadian company’s ultra-long range flagship delivers more than it originally promised. The FAA has signed off on Bombardier’s ultra-long range, 19 passenger Global 7500 business jet. The Montreal-based company got the green light from the Canadian authorities at the end of September. The Global 7500 has a range that surpasses its name. Bombardier claims
Read MoreFL Technics Indonesia Awarded Vietnam AMO
FL Technics’ subsidiary company, FL Technics Indonesia, has received an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam. This approval opens the door for the company, based in Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, to start maintaining aircraft registered in Vietnam. “FL Technics Indonesia have recently taken some major steps to expand the
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